Lab Manager
About The Position
Adept Group is seeking a Lab Manager (1099 Contractor) to manage packaging lab operations, equipment, testing workflows, safety, compliance, and vendor relationships while supporting a large packaging team. This is a 1099 Contractor (Independent Contractor) opportunity and will require onsite work 3–4 days per week in East Hanover, NJ. The role involves managing daily lab activities, testing schedules, and equipment needs, collaborating with Packaging Engineers and a broader 50+ person team, coordinating equipment maintenance and calibration, supporting performance and safety evaluations, managing outsourced testing and vendor communication, monitoring safety, compliance, and continuous improvement activities, and tracking CapEx spending and equipment-related documentation. The contractor is responsible for managing their own tax withholdings, insurance coverage, and other obligations associated with independent contractor status.
Requirements
- 7+ years of relevant experience
- Strong experience managing packaging lab operations and equipment
- Experience commissioning lab and/or manufacturing equipment
- Experience with equipment maintenance, calibration, testing, and safety requirements
- Ability to work effectively with Packaging Engineers and cross-functional teams
- Strong organizational, communication, and vendor-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple workflows and priorities
- CPG/consumer packaged goods experience preferred
- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.
Nice To Haves
- Experience commissioning and decommissioning lab and/or manufacturing equipment.
Responsibilities
- Manage packaging lab operations and daily testing workflows
- Oversee maintenance, calibration, commissioning, and decommissioning of lab and manufacturing equipment
- Partner with Packaging Engineers to support testing and project execution
- Develop and maintain packaging component and finished-good testing protocols
- Manage outsourced testing and coordinate with external vendors
- Oversee lab safety, compliance, and continuous improvement efforts
- Manage relationships with facilities teams and equipment vendors
- Support CapEx expenditures, tracking, audits, and related accounting needs
- Stay current on new and emerging trends within the packaging discipline
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
